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" with only two dismounted guns and a few swivel-guns, 

 " as it could however receive assistance from Essequibo 

 " within less than twenty four hours, it would be very 

 *' convenient, for the safety of the new towns that may 

 " be founded, to dislodge the Dutch from the aforesaid 

 " port, from which the distance to the sea and through 

 '* the aforesaid Moruca, is of about five leagues.'' 



Inciarte got as far as the Pomaroon : but makes no 

 mention of the Dutch settlement on that river. On the 

 summit of the second hill, on the left, going up the 

 Pomaroon, a few years previously inhabited by Caribbean 

 Indians, there was room enough for a medium sized 

 town, " after having properly fortified it." For this 

 reason, it seemed to INCIARTE that " the first town 

 " which it is intended to found under the name of San 

 *' Carlos de la Frontera, should lie on this spot, as, being 

 *• distant from Essequibo by land only twelve or thirteen 

 " leagues, it commands, on account of its advantageous 

 ** position, not only the surrounding lands, but also the 

 *' aforesaid branch Baaruma" (the Pomaroon). 



Inciarte's Report was sent on to Spain. On the ist 

 of 06lober, 1780, a Royal Order was issued to the 

 Governor of Caracas, respe6ling the surveyal and the 

 peopling of the Eastern part of the lower Orinoco, 

 (pp. 89 to 90.) The Spanish Minister, DoN JOSE DE 

 Galvez, therein conveyed to the Governor, the King of 

 Spain's orders, in the following words : — 



" And having reported to the King all that these docu- 

 " ments contain, he has been pleased to command that 

 " the aforesaid INCIARTE return to Your Excellency 

 " so that you may, at once, or when you may see fit, 

 ** charge him once more with the same mission of occu* 



